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152 EAST 88 STREET

Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · BIN 1048063 · Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill · Last violation Sep 21, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 14, 2026

NeighborhoodUpper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 71% of buildings and more complaints than 72% of buildings in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 26 violations · 37 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
5 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous5Class Bhazardous14

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including building maintenance, fire safety, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at caulking and sealant around baseboards, corners, and window frames for gaps or deterioration. Check fire escape routes from the unit for blockages, debris, or locked access doors. Listen for scratching sounds in walls at night and look for droppings or gnaw marks near kitchen cabinets and baseboards.
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    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.
    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2015
47
4 per year avg.↑ Up 420% in the last 2 years (26 vs 5 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
22
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ5
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ14
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2004
79
3 per year avg.↑ Up 640% in the last 2 years (37 vs 5 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access33%Violation issued15%No violation24%Phone resolved28%Other0%(79)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ12 violations
Cleaningⓘ10 violations
Filing: Bedbugsⓘ3 violations
Egressⓘ2 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ1 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ1 violations
Paintingⓘ1 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ1 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Mold & pestsⓘ17 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ7 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ5 complaints
Appliancesⓘ5 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ4 complaints
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Complaint log

0 complaints · Open

All categoriesUNSANITARY CONDITIONHEATINGHEAT/HOT WATERPAINT/PLASTERWATER LEAKAllOpenClosed

No complaints match the current filters.

See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • ABCs of Housing
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
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    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
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    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days14% (3)
    ▪ 3–12 months18% (4)
    ▪ 1–3 years68% (15)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency0%5%
    Emergency25%36%
    Non-Emergency75%59%
    (20)
    (22)